What West Virginia charges for a single-trip OS/OW permit, the limits that trigger one, and the escort thresholds — read from the state’s own publication. This rule has been in effect since 2025-06-19.
Oversize permit
$20
One price for a single-trip permit, whatever the dimensions. A 9-foot-wide load and a 16-foot-wide load pay the same.
Overweight permit
From $20
Scales with distance and weight — there is no single figure.
A load that is both oversize and overweight pays this fee only, not both.
+ $20 Permigo service fee per permit, state fees at cost.
Legal limits
Exceed any one of these in West Virginia and you need a permit for this state.
Limit
Interstate
Off-interstate
Width
8'6"
8'6"
Height
13'6"
13'6"
Length
75'0"
70'0"
Gross weight
80,000 lbs
80,000 lbs
Single axle
20,000 lbs
Tandem axle
34,000 lbs
Trailer length
53'0"
What the permit costs
West Virginia prices a single-trip permit as flat rate. One price for a single-trip permit, whatever the dimensions. A 9-foot-wide load and a 16-foot-wide load pay the same.
Escort requirements
Thresholds by road class. Where two classes differ, the road you are actually on governs.
4-lane (divided)
Width
Requirement
Over 12'0"
1 rear escortWidth 12'1"–14' on multilane: one REAR escort (≤12' takes none on multilane); seven-day travel at ≤14'. Escort vehicle (CSR §6.14): >2,000 lb curb, GVWR <26,001; 8"×12" ID placards both sides with phone; 360° amber rotating/strobe visible 500'; 5'×12" OVERSIZE LOAD sign; two 18" flags at 40–70°; for-hire adds CB/two-way, 2× 5-lb ABC extinguishers, 18" STOP/SLOW paddle, vest, red hand flag, banners, triangles. NO certification program; motor carriers may self-escort (6.14.g). Districts and the Parkways Authority 'may require additional... but never less.'
Over 14'0"
1 front escort + 1 rear escortWidth 14'1"–15' on multilane: front + rear escorts. Days of travel for this band: Monday–Friday only (the escort table's Days column IS the weekend rule). WINDOW: this front+rear row ends at 15' — at 15'1" the Interstate ladder DROPS the front (two rear only), so the band is bounded (the NH-window mechanism).
Over 15'0"
2 rear escortsWidth 15'1"–16': TWO REAR escorts on the Interstate (4-lane non-interstate routes take 2 rear + 1 front — those map to the 2-lane tier here). Days of travel for this band: Monday–Friday only (the escort table's Days column IS the weekend rule).
Over 16'0"
superload permitOver 16' wide = SUPERLOAD; escorts per permit; Sunday-morning-until-noon travel only. Turnpike: >16' wide must clear the 2'9" concrete barriers; 18'1"–24'6" runs Sundays before noon; >24'7" 'limited approval due to toll plaza limitations.'
Height
Requirement
Over 15'0"
1 front escort · height poleHeight EXCEEDS 15': front pole car 'in addition to any other escort' on 4-lane. Days of travel for this band: Monday–Friday only (the escort table's Days column IS the weekend rule). Yeager Bridge (I-77/64) 15'10" / 16' center; Wheeling Tunnel (I-70) takes NO overdimensional loads.
Length
Requirement
Over 95'0"
1 rear escortLength 95'1"–100' on multilane: one REAR escort only
Over 100'0"
1 front escort + 1 rear escortLength over 100' on multilane: front + rear escorts
Front overhang
Requirement
Over 10'0"
1 front escortFront overhang exceeds 10': front escort (both road types). Days of travel for this band: Monday–Friday only (the escort table's Days column IS the weekend rule). Permit cap 15' front.
Rear overhang
Requirement
Over 10'0"
1 rear escortRear overhang exceeds 10': rear escort (both road types). Days of travel for this band: Monday–Friday only (the escort table's Days column IS the weekend rule). Permit cap 30' rear.
Weight
Requirement
120,001 lbs and over
route survey · superloadOver 120,000 lb gross (or axles over the single-trip ceilings: 28,000 single / 45,000 tandem / 50,000 tridem / 55,000 quad) = SUPERLOAD — 'No limit on weight but all loads must pass a bridge analysis' (DOH). 48+ hours; District Bridge review; CSR 6.5: feasibility charge, bond, bridge strengthening at applicant's expense, traffic-control plan; $20 cancellation if unactivated 30 days. LOW-IMPACT MONITORS when assigned: $150 first bridge / $100 second / $50 each additional (max $750) — moving without the monitor is a violation. (The statutory §17C-17-11(b)(3)(B) 120k cap governs DIVISIBLE manufactured-commodity permits; the single-trip 120k is DOH policy.)
2-lane (undivided)
Width
Requirement
10'6" and over
1 front escortWidth 10'6"–12' on 2-lane: ONE front escort (PERMIT INFORMATION rev 3-17-2023, the official ladder — the band starts AT 10'6"). Travel seven days when nothing else restricts. Escort vehicle (CSR §6.14): >2,000 lb curb, GVWR <26,001; 8"×12" ID placards both sides with phone; 360° amber rotating/strobe visible 500'; 5'×12" OVERSIZE LOAD sign; two 18" flags at 40–70°; for-hire adds CB/two-way, 2× 5-lb ABC extinguishers, 18" STOP/SLOW paddle, vest, red hand flag, banners, triangles. NO certification program; motor carriers may self-escort (6.14.g). Districts and the Parkways Authority 'may require additional... but never less.'
Over 12'0"
1 front escort + 1 rear escortWidth 12'1"–14' on 2-lane: front + rear escorts; travel still seven days a week at ≤14' wide.
Over 14'0"
1 front escort + 1 rear escortWidth 14'1"–15' on 2-lane: front + rear escorts. Days of travel for this band: Monday–Friday only (the escort table's Days column IS the weekend rule).
Over 15'0"
2 front escorts + 1 rear escortWidth 15'1"–16' on 2-lane: TWO front + one rear (3 escorts — the row)
Over 16'0"
superload permitOver 16' wide = SUPERLOAD (exceeds the single-trip width limit): escorts 'as required by permit', and travel only SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL NOON ('Loads more than 16 feet wide may move only on Sunday morning until noon'). Bridge/route analysis; 48+ hours to issue.
Height
Requirement
Over 15'0"
1 front escort · height pole
Length
Requirement
Over 75'0"
1 rear escortLength 75'1"–95' on 2-lane: one REAR escort. Days of travel for this band: Monday–Friday only (the escort table
Over 95'0"
1 front escort + 1 rear escortLength over 95' on 2-lane: front + rear escorts. Days of travel for this band: Monday–Friday only (the escort table's Days column IS the weekend rule).
Front overhang
Requirement
Over 10'0"
1 front escortFront overhang EXCEEDS 10': front escort ('No escort required until overhang exceeds 10 feet front or rear'). Days of travel for this band: Monday–Friday only (the escort table's Days column IS the weekend rule). Legal projection 3' (§17C-17-5); ALL-PERMIT cap 15' front.
Rear overhang
Requirement
Over 10'0"
1 rear escortRear overhang EXCEEDS 10': rear escort. Days of travel for this band: Monday–Friday only (the escort table's Days column IS the weekend rule). Legal projection 6' (§17C-17-5); ALL-PERMIT cap 30' rear; digger/derrick trucks 9'/11' sunrise–sunset; pole trailers legal to 80'.
Weight
Requirement
120,001 lbs and over
route survey · superloadOver 120,000 lb gross (or axles over the single-trip ceilings: 28,000 single / 45,000 tandem / 50,000 tridem / 55,000 quad) = SUPERLOAD — 'No limit on weight but all loads must pass a bridge analysis' (DOH). 48+ hours; District Bridge review; CSR 6.5: feasibility charge, bond, bridge strengthening at applicant's expense, traffic-control plan; $20 cancellation if unactivated 30 days. LOW-IMPACT MONITORS when assigned: $150 first bridge / $100 second / $50 each additional (max $750) — moving without the monitor is a violation. (The statutory §17C-17-11(b)(3)(B) 120k cap governs DIVISIBLE manufactured-commodity permits; the single-trip 120k is DOH policy.)
Movement restrictions
Restriction
In West Virginia
Night travel
Daylight hours only
Weekends
No blanket restriction
Holidays
Restricted
Movement hours
Situation
Window
Base (oversize)
Sunrise → sunset ('Oversize loads are not allowed to travel from sunset to sunrise')
≤14' wide
Seven days a week on all routes (weekend travel granted on request — note it on the application; Turnpike separately requested; low-impact loads excluded)
Over 14' wide
Monday–Friday only (CSR 6.4.j.2); the escort ladder's M–F bands (length >75' 2-lane, >95' multilane, height >15', overhang >10') carry the same days rule
Over 16' wide
SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL NOON only
Overweight-only (legal dims)
24/7 on request up to 110,000 lb Turnpike / 135,000 lb other routes (after dark: multilane; 2-lane case-by-case); above that only when an adjoining state requires night travel; §17C-17-11(f) (2024) mandates night/weekend/holiday permits on 4+-lane highways
Holidays (no travel)
Memorial Day Sat–Mon · July 4 · Labor Day Sat–Mon · Thanksgiving · Christmas · New Year
School-bus curfew
Escorted vehicles: no 2-lane travel M–F 7–9 AM + 2:30–4 PM during the school year
Charleston curfew
Escorted vehicles barred 7–9 AM + 4–6 PM (DST; EST = travel 9 AM–4 PM): I-64 Exits 39–85, I-77 Exits 85–106, US-119 Ruth→I-64, + 5 mi around the city
Weather / speed
No moves in ice/snow/fog/heavy-rain hazards (CSR 6.4.j.3); mobile homes ≤50 mph
Turnpike & facilities
Facility
Rule
WV Turnpike (I-77/64, Parkways Authority)
State permit covers it; weekend only if ≤95' L + ≤15' total OH + ≤14'6" H + ≤110,000 lb; width 14'1"–18' Mon–Thu / 18'1"–24'6" Sun before noon / >24'7" limited (toll plazas); >16' W must clear 2'9" barriers; OW-only ≤110k 24/7; (304) 926-1900
WVU home games (Monongalia/Marion/Harrison/Preston) · State Fair (US-219) · Bridge Day (US-19) · 3 festivals (High Travel Days)
Blanket permits
Valid only on the Selected Routes list (2-10-2017 ed.)
Where these permits come from
If you file yourself, this is the office you are dealing with. Check the linked page — some states issue OS/OW permits through their highway patrol or revenue department rather than the DOT.
WV Code ch. 17C art. 17 (verbatim; latest = 2024 HB5583 → §17C-17-11(f); no 2025/2026 acts) + 157 CSR 5 OFFICIAL emer… · regulations.justia.com · in effect since 2025-06-19. Fees and rules change; the linked document is always the authority.
Other states
Colour shows how each state prices a permit. Alaska, Hawaii and DC are not served.
